How to Get This Shot: Iceland Iceberg and Glacier
What’s more iconic than the ice of Iceland? Although this mysterious island nation isn’t entirely covered in ice, as the name would suggest, it is home to some of the…
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How to Get this Shot – Brown Bear Portrait
Alaska is the global epicenter of brown bear photography. Sure, you can get great grizzly photos elsewhere, but the volume and proximity of brown bears in Alaska, particularly in the…
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How to Get This Shot – Aurora over the Boreal Forest
If I’ve said it once, I’ll say it again—photographing the northern lights is one of the most thrilling things any photographer can experience. It’s a combination of intense beauty, and…
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How To Get This shot – Bee-Eater in Tanzania
The birds of Africa don’t generally get the limelight in photography, as they tend to be upstaged by the larger, more well-known fauna like lions, giraffes, and elephants. However, when…
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How to get this shot – Majestic Lion in Africa
There is something intensely captivating about lions. For many of us we have “grown up” knowing about them and one day dreaming about seeing their beauty face-to-face. They’re the king…
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How To Get This Shot: Alaska Bear Camp Shoreline
Anyone who says they have “enough” bear photos just haven’t been around the right bears—or in the right place for extraordinary bear photography. Fortunately, there are outfitters that safely and…
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How to Photograph Soaring Monarch Butterflies
The image of hundreds of monarchs soaring in the air is definitely one of the most desired and coveted on any monarch migration photo adventure. At first glimpse, it may…
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How to get this shot – Blue Hour in Yellowstone
Wintertime is a fantastic time for evening and night photography, as the shorter days make it easier to get out there in the perfect light, without having to burn that…
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Bear Camp Photography – Bears & Landscapes
If you’ve been reading for a while now, you’ll see that one of my absolute favorite types of photos is the “wildlife in landscape” shot. And when it comes to…
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How to Get this Shot – Perfectly Sharp Monarch Butterfly
Photographing butterflies has been a passion of mine for quite some time and I could probably credit the monarch for getting me into photography in the first place way back…
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How to Get This Shot – Marine Iguanas in Layers
No adventure to the Galapagos Islands would be complete without hundreds of photos of marine iguanas. These little reptiles are not only everywhere, but they are charismatic, photogenic, and represent…
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Playing with Light while Photographing Polar Bears
Let’s face it, the tundra can look like a bleak place. It’s somewhat of an arctic desert, in fact. However, these types of landscapes lend themselves very well for the…